Eye-shade.



G. B. HENRY.

EYE SHADE.

APPLIOATION PILBD JUNE 23, 1908.

932,703. Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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I EYE-SHADE.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patentd Aug. 31, 1909.

Application m dune 2a, 1908. Serial No, oases.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE -Eoiuimn I'IENRY, a citizen of the United States, and

- a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new'and Improved Eye Shade, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to eye shades of the kind mounted upon spectacles, my more particular purpose being to support the shade upon the end portions of the spectacles, and also to produce certain changes in construction of the shadeand its support, thereby in- 15 creasing the general efliciencyof the device.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate correspondmg parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing a pair of spectacles and a shade supported thereby,

the. shade being mounted upon a bow which is clamped to the outer ends of the spectacles; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective showing how-the shade is connected with,

the how by aid of a clip; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective showing one member of the clip; Fig. 4: is a fragmentary section through the clip, the shade and the'bow for supporting the shade; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the shade showing it as' folded; Fig. 6 is-a perspective showing another form of clip .member differing from that appearing n Fig. 3; and Fig. 7 is aperspective showing the folding shade used in connection with a top brace made of wire and used independ-" ently of the spectacles.

Two .leaves 8 are connected together by a clasp 9 and washer 10, these parts together constituting an eye shade.- Mounted upon this shade is a tongue 11 secured in position by aid of a fastening 12. This tongue'11 is provided with a portion 13 bent backward so as to form a hook. At 14 is shown a bowof substantially semi-circular form and provided with a U-shaped portion 15 partially'encircled by a strip 16 of sheet mate.

rial, the edges of this strip being bent into a tubular member 16 encircling opposite portions of the U-shapedmember .15. The bow 14 adjacent to its ends is bent into loops 17, 18, 19, these loops together constituting a clipwhich fits upon the spectacle lens 20. The bow 14 thus extends fromthe outer edge of one of these lenses to the outer edge of the opposite lens.

At 21 is shown the bridge of the spectacles and at 22 the clamps for holding the I spectacles upon the wearers nose. In order to mount the shade upon the spectacles, it is not necessary that the spectacles be removed from the face. The bow and the shade are first connected together by inserting the tongue 13throagh the U-shaped member 15, and the bowand shade are together raised into position and mounted upon the spec tacles by aid of the clips.

In the form shown in Fig. 6 the bow appears at 23 and is provided with the U- shaped portion 24. A, plate 26 of sheet metal is provided with cylindrical bearings 25 which encircle the bow 23. The plate 26 is further provided with projecting portions 26*- adapted to engage the U-shaped portion 24. Except. as just described, the plate 26 corresponds to the strip 16.

In orderto mount the shade upon the device shown in Fig. 6, the portion 13 of the tongue 11 is slipped beneath the plate 26.

This allows the shade a little freedom of movement relatively to the spectacles, and it may be momentarily lifted by hand so that the bearings 25 rock upon the how 23.

In. Fig. 71 show how the shade may be used without the spectacles. The portion 13 of the tongue 11 is slipped beneath a top brace 28 of semicircular form and clips 30 are connected witliil the top brace 28 and with the ends of the hide 27. This enables the shade to-be used in relations entirely independent of the spectacles.

My purpose in connecting. the bow upon;

and having clips at its ends adapted to engage the outerportions of the glasses to support the leaves upon the glasses.

- 2. The combination with spectacles, of a bow extending the full length of said. specfolded, and a member secured to the leaves tacles andconnected with the outer ends a shade mounted upon said bow. I

1 '3. An 'eye shade for eye glasses, compristhereof so as to afiord a steady support, and

'ing a bow provided with means for mounting it upon the glasses and with a substantially U -shaped portion, a strip of sheet materialmounted upon said U-shaped portion and bent so as to formsubstantially tubular members partially encircling said U-shaped portion, a'shade, and a fastening member mounted upon said shade and enat'its'ends clips for engaging the gaging, said strip. I

4. An eye shade for eye glasses comprising a body, and a bowed member secured thereto, said bowed member being of a length of the glass% to which the shade is to be applied and having clips at its ends for engaging the outer portions of the glasses.

6. An ing a body provided with a book, a bowed member having a substantially U -'sha ed portion atits center of length and provi ed with clips at its ends for engaging the glasses, and a metal plate mounted upon the said member and forming with its U-shaped portion a keeper to receive the book of the body. v

7. An eye shade, comprising a pair of leaves pivoted together and a owe meniber detachably secured to the said leaves.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE EDMUND HENRY.

Witnesses:

MATIHEW A. BOYLE, JAMES J MALLOY.

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